Reportedly, UK SMEs were targeted by hackers over 200.000 times each, in 2016.

Cyber-crime is a real threat, which often goes unrecognized by small business owners. Hackers know it is so, hence often pick SMEs expecting them to be an easier target. You might think your business is too small to be at risk. However, if you have sufficient quality data e.g. clients’ contact info, payment details, etc. you’re not too small.

You might be aware of recent major ransom-ware attacks affecting companies across the globe. British advertising agency WPP was reported to be among the affected UK companies. 61 NHS organisations were significantly disrupted by global ransom-ware attacks carried out in May 2017. Firms in Ukraine were one of the first to report ransom-ware issues, and BBC UK continues to report on cyber-attacks experienced by Ukraine. It is said that those attacks were not about money – instead they were Russia’s attempts to destabilise the country. Whatever their motivation, however, global and local cyber-attacks create chaos in affected organisations – both large and small. What’s really frustrating is that most of them can be prevented.

The most recent mega-virus, justifiably called ‘WannaCry’, infects only machines running Windows operating systems. If your organisation uses Windows, and you do not update it regularly or you’re not careful when opening and reading emails, you could be at risk.We strongly recommend that you migrate away from unsupported operating systems and software as well. On that note, Outlook 2007 will reach its end of life on the 10th of October 2017. The product will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Failing to upgrade before it expires will make you more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Click here to read more about Outlook’s 2007 End of Life, or get in touch for more information.

Ransom-ware attacks disrupt IT systems by freezing users’ computers and demanding untraceable ransoms to be paid for files’ restoration.

In order to protect your organisation (outside of having sufficient IT Support):

Run regular updates, migrate in due time;

Use firewalls and antivirus software;

Be careful when opening and reading emails.

Moreover, regularly back-up your data, so you can easily restore your files should you be affected. Bear in mind that succumbing to hackers’ demands doesn’t guarantee files’ restoration.

This topic deserves our attention. Cyber-security may be a virtual issue, but when ignored it is extremely likely to threaten affected SMEs physical existence.

If you believe your current security measures aren’t sufficient to protect your organisation please get in touch. We have been helping our clients to prevent and deal with cyber security issues for over 21 years!

Do what you can to stay safe in cyber-space, or get in touch if you need IT Support.

There’s no denying that trading conditions remain tough, and keeping a tight rein on your spending is often necessary to remain in operation. Consequently, like many managers do, you might be keeping a constant eye on your charity’s finances.

When you’re trying to reduce your expenditure, it might seem counter-intuitive to seek outside help with your computing systems. However, by choosing the right IT Support for Charities, you might in fact be able to lower your overall costs.

After all, if you don’t have a proper grip on this side of your organisation, you can end up wasting a lot of time, energy and money addressing unnecessary and often pricey problems. Over the long-term, this could harm your finances.

Here at Compucare Systems we know that non-profit organisations don’t have money to burn, hence we go out of our way to offer cost effective services. We’re experts in the field and so tasks that may take an in-house team a long time to complete could take us moments. Moreover, over 70% of our clients are charities!

Streamlining this side of your operations could therefore strengthen your financial outlook. We can provide you with free round-the-clock proactive network monitoring, free online data backup, immediate help-desk response, unlimited or pay as you go support packages, your own dedicated technical account manager and much more.

Click on this link IT Support for Charities if you’re eager to find out more about what we offer, or simply get in touch with our friendly and professional team.

Like a lot of managers, you might be keeping a constant eye on your firm’s finances. There’s no denying that trading conditions remain tough and it might only be by keeping a tight rein on your spending that you’re able to remain in operation.

When you’re trying to reduce your expenditure, it might seem counterintuitive to seek outside help with your computing systems. However, by choosing the right IT support in London, you might in fact be able to lower your overall costs.

After all, if you don’t have a proper grip on this side of your business, you can end up wasting lots of time and energy addressing problems and you may miss out on a whole series of opportunities. Over the long-term, this could harm your finances.

Here at Compucare Systems we know that businesses don’t have money to burn and we go out of our way to offer cost effective services.

We’re experts in the field and so tasks that may take an in-house team a long time to complete could take us moments.

Streamlining this side of your operations could therefore bolster your financial outlook. We can provide you with free round-the-clock proactive network monitoring, free online data backup, immediate helpdesk response, unlimited or pay as you go support packages, your own dedicated technical account manager and much more.

For a start, be sure that the supplier genuinely understands your needs as a business, and isn’t just trying to sell you more hardware, software or services. Don’t settle for a “one size fits all” service. Systems and support models must be tailored to your business’s needs.

Clearly you will also be looking for a broad knowledge base, with staff who are specialists in their field. And every employee you deal with should understand your needs.

You should also be looking for a support service that will provide you with remote back-up, on-site maintenance, on-demand support and a guaranteed response time. Especially when you have a critical issue, you shouldn’t have to hang around for the support company to get back to you.

Finally, reliable back-up for critical data is another essential feature of any good IT support provider. Back up your servers with online data backup to give your critical data, hardware and applications additional protection.

Compucare Systems offers IT support in Surrey, London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. With nearly two decades’ experience under our belts, we aim to provide all our clients with the best possible quality of service and the fairest price. Our approach is personal, friendly, and highly professional.
Get in touch today for a free initial appraisal and follow up report on your IT network. There’s more online.

If you are looking for a quality cloud based computing solution for your IT support in Surrey, then Compucare can bring you the industry’s best deals. Cloud computing is already here, but it still represents the future, where remote computing has become so rapid and quick that all of your data can be stored off-site, which can help to reduce the cost of IT capital investments. By choosing to store your vital data at a datacenter you can be sure that it is in the best hands which will provide up to the minute maintenance and support as well as software and hardware updates as rote. Datacenters are also some of the most secure areas of IT, meaning that you can always rely on your data to be secure. What it also offers is a real time backup of your servers.

What this ultimately equates to is an IT resource that you use and pay for according to your needs and demands placed on it. This can help reduce costs since you are not always paying the same amount of money. We can host a variety of different applications as well as different options and packages that are all designed to offer you the best value for your needs. We understand that not all companies are looking for the same deal, but finally, with cloud computing, you have an option to pay only for what you want to use. We provide this type of IT support for Sussex as well.

IT Support costs can quickly spiral out of control with some companies. They can be a hindrance to solving your problem when they’re actually supposed to be helping you to solve it. Is that what you pay them for? Fortunately, there are always options and Compucare can assure you that our service is second to none for IT support in Surrey. All of our staff are friendly, easy to contact and certainly don’t patronise or assume you won’t understand if an explanation becomes technical. Our continued success has been due to us offering services that are adept at handling not only IT equipment but customers as well. That’s why we frequently receive praise for how we go about interacting with our customers.

Our IT support solutions have spread through Surrey and a large part of it is down to the packages we offer. On top of the paid services we also offer free aspects that can make our options very attractive. For instance, we can provide free 24 hour a day Network monitoring and free online data backup with our packages. If you are still looking to outsource IT support in Sussex or Surrey, we can provide immediate assistance.

In order to maintain our personal interaction approach we assign a dedicated technical account manager who can liaise with you about ongoing strategy and management. Because we can be reached so easily, it makes our entire organisation much more approachable and helpful. For your peace of mind, we also offer fixed IT support costs for 3 years.